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WATCH: Trump Trolls Reporter For Wearing A Mask: ‘You Feel More Comfortable, Right?’

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March 27, 2025

A reporter wearing an anti-germ face mask around the White House became a victim of President Donald Trump’s trolling in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

Video from inside the Oval Office doesn’t indicate which member of the White House press corps showed up to work on Wednesday with a medical mask, one of the most unforgettable and dystopian signs of the pandemic. Earlier this month the world passed its five-year mark since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, but after all that time, including four years of FDA-approved vaccines and other homeopathic therapies, some masked-up members of the public have become too comfortable with their routine.

One of those unfortunate few had the displeasure of being called out by President Donald Trump after she attempted to ask him a question.

“You know, I haven’t seen a mask in so long. You’re wearing a mask!” Trump said, leaning in for effect. “That’s so nice of you.”

“I haven’t seen anybody wearing a mask in a long time, that’s good. You feel more comfortable, right? That’s good, that’s good.”

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The clip, shared by an official account of the White House, was clearly intended to punish mainstream media members who have relentlessly focused on the leaked Signal chat and subsequent fallout. MAGA fans got a kick out of the president’s sense of humor.

“You know everything about that reporter’s political leanings from that mask,” one observed.

Another laughed, “Trumps trolling game is subtle and on point.”

“Cordiality with an undertone of sarcasm — not too much,” a third agreed. “He is not only the greatest POTUS ever, he’s also the grand master of trolling!”

President Trump’s afternoon appearance was a chance to pivot the administration away from damage control and back to its message of tariffs. The president announced plans to enact a 25% surcharge at the start of April on all vehicle manufacturers and assembled outside the U.S., a policy that predictably sent media outlets into another round of outcry about potential economic calamity.

There were other lighthearted moments during the impromptu press conference, as well. When Kaitlan Collins, still recovering from being shut down hours earlier by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, attempted to ask President Trump a question, he gave her an elementary school-style reminder to wait her turn.

“Excuse me, I didn’t call on you,” Trump said after the CNN reporter managed to get three-quarters of her question out.

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HOLY MOLY! Trump just bodied CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in front of everyone.

Trump: *begins taking questions*

Collins: “Mr. President, you said…”

Trump: “Excuse me, I didn’t pick you.” pic.twitter.com/VQ29hoWqv7

— George (@BehizyTweets) March 25, 2025